Performance archive
2009 Single-Game Passing Yards Leaders
The season’s 25 highest individual passing yards totals, with team, opponent, score, week, and game context.
Top 25 performances
Ties use player name, player ID, then game ID for a stable order.
| Rank | Player | Total | Game | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 559 yards | vs. Southern Miss 50–43 Game details → | Week 9 Oct 31 |
| 2 | Houston | 536 yards | vs. UTEP 41–58 Game details → | Week 5 Oct 4 |
| 3 | Northwestern | 532 yards | vs. Auburn 35–38 Game details → | Week 1 Jan 1 |
| 4 | Houston | 527 yards | vs. East Carolina 32–38 Game details → | Week 14 Dec 5 |
| 5 | Houston | 524 yards | vs. Tulsa 46–45 Game details → | Week 10 Nov 8 |
| 6 | UTEP | 517 yards | vs. Marshall 52–21 Game details → | Week 13 Nov 28 |
| 7 | Bowling Green | 505 yards | vs. Kent State 36–35 Game details → | Week 6 Oct 10 |
| 8 | Kansas | 498 yards | vs. Missouri 39–41 Game details → | Week 13 Nov 28 |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 490 yards | vs. Kansas State 66–14 Game details → | Week 6 Oct 10 |
| 10 | Florida | 482 yards | vs. Cincinnati 51–24 Game details → | Week 1 Jan 2 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 480 yards | vs. UConn 47–45 Game details → | Week 10 Nov 8 |
| 12 | Hawai'i | 477 yards | vs. UNLV 33–34 Game details → | Week 3 Sep 20 |
| 13 | Troy | 477 yards | vs. Florida Atlantic 47–21 Game details → | Week 12 Nov 21 |
| 14 | Texas | 470 yards | vs. UCF 35–3 Game details → | Week 10 Nov 7 |
| 15 | Troy | 469 yards | vs. North Texas 50–26 Game details → | Week 8 Oct 24 |
| 16 | Missouri | 468 yards | vs. Baylor 32–40 Game details → | Week 10 Nov 7 |
| 17 | SMU | 460 yards | vs. Nevada 45–10 Game details → | Week 1 Dec 25 |
| 18 | San Diego State | 459 yards | vs. Colorado State 42–28 Game details → | Week 8 Oct 24 |
| 19 | Duke | 459 yards | vs. NC State 49–28 Game details → | Week 6 Oct 10 |
| 20 | Texas Tech | 456 yards | vs. Rice 55–10 Game details → | Week 2 Sep 12 |
| 21 | Hawai'i | 453 yards | vs. Washington State 38–20 Game details → | Week 2 Sep 12 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 452 yards | vs. Navy 21–23 Game details → | Week 10 Nov 7 |
| 23 | Kansas | 442 yards | vs. Iowa State 41–36 Game details → | Week 6 Oct 10 |
| 24 | Houston | 435 yards | vs. Texas Tech 29–28 Game details → | Week 4 Sep 27 |
| 25 | Houston | 434 yards | 31–24 Game details → | Week 6 Oct 10 |
Methodology and coverage
Results come from numeric player game-stat rows for the selected season and curated metric. Duplicate game-player-stat records are resolved before ranking. Offensive categories cover more historical seasons than defensive categories, so the available season list changes with the metric.